I can’t get to Rotofugi in person, but I love Andrew Bell’s new series of sweet n’ sinister creations (previously posted about here).
Paintings…
Drawings…
Sculptures…
Plush…
See the rest here.
Artist site
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Tag: art
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Let’s just say I did the whole thing backwards: I actually watched Watership Down because of this art exhibit, instead of reading or seeing it as a child.
Gallery 1988 at Melrose has a huge group show inspired by the Black Rabbit of Inle (the lagomorphic Grim Reaper).
Some paintings represent the Black Rabbit of Inle, while others represent characters from the story.
See the rest of the show here.
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I posted about Benn Blatt a long time ago, when I did not have much info or access to his work online. Now he has a solo show at Half Gallery (I wanted to attend the opening but was at a conference).
Blatt’s intricate watercolor paintings focus on enclosures set into abandoned piazzas, rigorously rendered with twisting, virtuosic detail. Outcropping bell jars, fountains, terrariums, monuments, and medallions serve as incubators for lush, botanical worlds in which the artist cultivates a psycho-suggestive bounty.
Within these containers, Blatt explores notions of un/natural paradox: overturned, architectural constructions spill water on teeming plant life; leaves unfold to receive crystalline forms; water is both frozen and flowing; veins (or vines?) crawl through stone; mountain ranges plot like ant hills. Life overgrows life in an endless cycle of death and rebirth.
Blatt’s paintings make me feel like I’m feasting on the lushness of nature (I added to the experience by feasting on some chocolate as I browsed his galleries, just for extra decadence). Here are a few details not featured in the current show that I happen to adore…
This man is ridiculously talented. I truly hope he continues to gain increased presence in the physical and virtual art world.
See the show until April 1st (and online) here.
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I’d just like to call your attention to a few great pieces by Jeremy Hush.
I certainly love anatomical chimeras.
Can I pretend I’m the girl in this picture?
My sketches on scrap paper do NOT come out this magnificently…
See more on the artist’s blog and Flickr.
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Pedro Campos is a master of photorealistic painting. It’s hard to believe that these images are oil on canvas, not photographs.
Truly, his abilities are uncanny…
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I can’t even begin to represent this show of epic proportions with a single blog post. Everything But the Kitchen Sync at La Luz de Jesus did something spectacular for me from afar: introduced me to new talent!
Many styles of pop surrealism, lowbrow, fine art, collage, craft and sculpture are represented in this exhibit.
Rarely does a show give me so many delightful new things to explore. But don’t take my word for it. Go view the entire show online!
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What a great idea (especially for the art and literature geeks out there…like me). Novel Posters really put the writing on the wall (*groan*).
Pride and Prejudice:
These posters are made solely from the full text of the novel, from beginning to end. As of now, it’s a Kickstarter company. I hope they get plenty of funding!
Great Expectations:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland:
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I saved this painting of Poe by Bob Doucette a long time ago, and just came across it again in my archives.
I went back to his site and captured a few wonderful paintings and digital images to share.
Is just too predictable that this is my favorite, right?
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I’m spending this weekend at an intensive Integrative Medicine conference. I can’t begin to describe how fascinating and wonderful it has been.
I’m trying not to get discouraged by what modern medicine has become; to believe that it is indeed possible to treat patients as whole human beings, medically, naturally, emotionally and spiritually. I plan to be an active participant in this paradigm shift we so desperately need.
When I begin to doubt my potential impact on the juggernaut of the medical industry, I like to remember this quote:
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
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Please forgive me, but I can’t remember which of the wonderful blogs I follow led me to Xiau-Fong Wee.
Curious forms of flesh and machine…
Reverse mermaid…not quite as sexy as the deep sea sirens we’re accustomed to.
See more on the artist site.
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